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O'Rourke: Expects Fianna Fáil to lose power

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    aDeener
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    mary o'rourke simply being realistic going by current opinion polls, nothing to see here


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    Fr Tod Umptious
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    She has always been a great one for speaking her mind and this is no exception.


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    Liam Byrne
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    aDeener wrote: »
    mary o'rourke simply being realistic

    Nope :
    Mrs O'Rourke said the Government was taking tough decisions to steer the country through the financial crisis and this would make it easy for the Opposition.

    Anyone who tries to imply that that's the reason isn't realistic.


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    PeterIanStaker
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    She also says "but nobody was harbouring leadership ambitions to challenge Brian Cowen."

    because there is nobody with the balls or abillty to inherit a burning Rome.


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    gandalf
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    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Anyone who tries to imply that that's the reason isn't realistic.

    Nope that just means she is "on message" with regard to the spin that FF are trying to envelope this disaster in.

    They are going to be turfed out of government because they botched the economy up so badly that they have to make "hard decisions" now. Every dog in the street knows this.


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    ednwireland
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    mary o'rourke states the bleedin obvious shock :rolleyes:

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    aDeener
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    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Nope :



    Anyone who tries to imply that that's the reason isn't realistic.

    :confused: what are you talking about? she said on the radio that FF couldn't possibly be in power after the next election where the opinion polls currently stand. that is being realistic.


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    Mr.Micro
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    FF want their cake and eat it. Ruin the country twice over, stay in power in a hugely unpopular coalition overseeing massive cuts and expect to be re elected. Batty O'Rourke should not be surprised then if her words come true.

    Yesterday on RTE news O'Flynn wants FF popularity restored

    Fianna Fáil backbencher Noel O'Flynn earlier said members continue to be concerned over the party's unpopularity.

    The Cork North Central TD said he was eager to hear the Taoiseach's strategy for reversing the party's fortunes and for lifting his own popularity at a parliamentary party meeting tomorrow night.

    The rank and file FF TD s are getting nervous now with the next election looming and the popularity of the FF is not rising and their big salaries and all expenses( no receipt necessary ) will go. I would love to know how they will try to increase the popularity of FF ?


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    Nodin
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    PeterIanStaker wrote: »
    Fianna Fáil TD Mary O'Rourke has conceded that she does not expect the party to be in power after the next General Election

    more:

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0706/politics.html

    She must have Powers!!!!!!!!!








    Bottles of it.


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    Liam Byrne
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    aDeener wrote: »
    :confused: what are you talking about? she said on the radio that FF couldn't possibly be in power after the next election where the opinion polls currently stand. that is being realistic.

    She trotted out the lie that it's because of the "tough decisions".

    It's not, it's because they ruined the economy, thereby forcing the "tough decisions".

    Another party coming in would - thanks to FF's incompetence and cronyism - still have to make tough decisions......hopefully better ones than keeping Anglo on life-support, but tough nonetheless.

    However the reason FF are unpopular (even though they seem to be incapable of realising it) is because they f**ked up, astronomically.

    So anyone trotting out the FF spin as to the reasons why they're unpopular is, quite frankly, deluded.


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    PeterIanStaker
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    Because this is RTE, I do believe that it is very clever spin, almost reverse psychology, which is part of the reason I posted it.


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    Sulmac
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    PeterIanStaker wrote: »
    Because this is RTE, I do believe that it is very clever spin, almost reverse psychology, which is part of the reason I posted it.

    Explains why it's the second story on their site right now. It's someone's opinion, not "news".

    Almost every other story there should be above it in terms of importance.


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    goose2005
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    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    She has always been a great one for speaking her mind and this is no exception.
    Unfortunately there's little of value in that mind.


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    aDeener
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    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    She trotted out the lie that it's because of the "tough decisions".

    It's not, it's because they ruined the economy, thereby forcing the "tough decisions".

    Another party coming in would - thanks to FF's incompetence and cronyism - still have to make tough decisions......hopefully better ones than keeping Anglo on life-support, but tough nonetheless.

    However the reason FF are unpopular (even though they seem to be incapable of realising it) is because they f**ked up, astronomically.

    So anyone trotting out the FF spin as to the reasons why they're unpopular is, quite frankly, deluded.

    i didnt state the reason for why they were so low on the opinion polls, but yes i agree. that still doesnt take away from her saying she doesnt feel they will get elected as they are so low on the opinion polls. that is true, i cant see what you have issue with


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    Liam Byrne
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    aDeener wrote: »
    i didnt state the reason for why they were so low on the opinion polls, but yes i agree. that still doesnt take away from her saying she doesnt feel they will get elected as they are so low on the opinion polls. that is true, i cant see what you have issue with

    Yes, that part is true.

    I was just commenting on the view that she is "realistic".....she's obviously selectively realistic, because she managed to work that lie about the reasons into her response.


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    aDeener
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    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Yes, that part is true.

    I was just commenting on the view that she is "realistic".....she's obviously selectively realistic, because she managed to work that lie about the reasons into her response.

    it appears we got our wires crossed. she is indeed being unrealistic as to why she believes they are so low in the polls


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    johngalway
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    I'd take a different view. I agree FF will suffer at the next election, and rightly so. Still, if Labour do well they could be courted.

    Things look one way today, but when numbers are being added and the heat is on...

    Anything is possible.


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